Having the opportunity to visit Mrs. Vu Thi Hoa's family in Lam Son ward with the officers of the Hung Yen City Military Command, the small road leading to the peaceful house, with shady trees on both sides. The new, spacious house stands out in the simple space of the neighborhood. Seeing us, Mrs. Hoa smiled kindly, her eyes shining with joy, being in a sturdy house, she seemed to forget the hard, anxious days when she lived in the old house in the past.

Representative of Hung Yen City Military Command presented support money to Ms. Vu Thi Hoa's family.

Ms. Hoa, over 70 years old, participated in the resistance war against the US to save the country. Previously, she lived in a seriously degraded house with a leaky roof and peeling walls. Life was difficult, especially on rainy days. Faced with that situation, the Hung Yen Provincial Military Command coordinated with the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) and local authorities to review and propose support for rebuilding the "Dai Doan Ket" house to help her have a solid and safe place to live. The new house has an area of ​​about 60 square meters, solidly built with a corrugated iron roof, tiled floors and full ancillary facilities. Unable to hide her emotions, Ms. Hoa shared: "I never expected that one day I would be able to live in a new house like this. The soldiers not only helped build the house but also regularly visited, encouraged and gave many necessary items. Their kindness makes me extremely grateful."

The Hung Yen Provincial Military Command coordinated with the provincial Red Cross to provide medical examinations, health consultations and gifts to policy families, Agent Orange victims and people in difficult circumstances.

Not only building great solidarity houses, agencies and units in the provincial armed forces also coordinate with local Party committees and authorities to deploy the model of "Army-civilian tree rows". Every day, walking on the inter-village road with rows of straight, green trees, Ms. Le Thi Huong, in Dong Lac village, Trung Dung commune (Tien Lu district) happily shared: "The road is mainly planted with woody trees by the soldiers, the rural landscape is greener - cleaner - more beautiful, with shade for people to rest; we feel very happy, the spiritual life and village sentiment are more connected. Therefore, we take turns taking care of and protecting the trees".

It is known that in 2024, the Provincial Military Command directed the Military Commands of districts, towns and cities; at the same time, coordinated with Viettel Group and enterprises to support the construction of 11 solidarity houses and 3 gratitude houses with a total amount of nearly 2 billion VND and more than 1,200 working days.

Women's Union of the Military Command of Hung Yen province gives gifts to students in difficult circumstances in the "Godmother" program.

In addition, the provincial military also participated in many other practical activities such as: Donating more than 2 tons of rice to families affected by storm No. 3, providing financial support to soldiers in difficult circumstances; sponsoring and supporting bicycles for 84 students in difficult circumstances who are good students and giving gifts to 51 children admitted to military academies and schools.

The provincial armed forces actively participated in the movement "The army joins hands to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas" with many meaningful projects such as: Coordinating with the Provincial Farmers' Association to direct districts, towns and cities to plant "Army-civilian tree rows" for 12 traffic routes, with more than 2,000 trees on the occasion of young people leaving for military service; coordinating with the Provincial Red Cross to examine, provide health consultation and give humanitarian gifts to 427 beneficiaries who are policy families, Agent Orange victims, and people in difficult circumstances with an amount of nearly 300 million VND; giving breeding cows to 7 households in difficult economic circumstances worth 140 million VND.

In addition, activities to care for families of policy beneficiaries and people with revolutionary contributions are also focused on, with many programs to visit, give gifts, and support house repairs.

The Military Command of Hung Yen province coordinated with local authorities and authorities to plant "Army-Civilian Trees" in early spring and congratulate young people on their military enlistment.

These activities not only help people overcome difficulties but also contribute to strengthening the military-civilian relationship. Colonel Nguyen Quang Tuyen, Deputy Political Commissar of Hung Yen Provincial Military Command affirmed: “The Party Committee and the Provincial Military Command always identify the emulation movement “Skilled Civil Affairs”, building “Good Civil Affairs Units” as an important content of the Emulation Movement to Win and consider this a central, regular task of the Provincial Military Command, contributing to improving the quality and effectiveness of performing local defense and military tasks, improving the quality of training and combat readiness of the Provincial Military Command. On that basis, the Party Committee and the Provincial Military Command have built and deployed many good models, new and creative ways of doing things. One of the effective civil affairs models that the Provincial Military Command has deployed and replicated is the model of “Army-civilian tree line”, “model military-civilian route”; building “great solidarity house”; “Godmother”….

The actions of the officers and soldiers of the Hung Yen provincial armed forces have contributed to building and consolidating the people's trust in the Party, strengthening and maintaining the solidarity between the army and the people, building safe units and safe areas, building a solid "people's hearts" and creating a strong influence among the people, shining the image and noble qualities of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the new situation.

Article and photos: NGUYEN THANH